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The Supreme Court of Japan on Punitive Damages…

Conflict of Laws

Assume that you successfully obtained a favourable judgment from a foreign court that orders the losing party to pay punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages. Could the judgment be enforced in Japan where punitive damages are considered as contrary to public policy? Thus the question above.

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Supreme Court to consider NCAA student-athlete compensation, class action rules

JURIST

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three new cases Wednesday, including two cases about compensation for student-athletes. The court consolidated the cases National Collegiate Athletic Association v. ” The court also granted certiorari in TransUnion LLC v. Alston and American Athletic Conference v.

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The Japanese Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 65, 2022)

Conflict of Laws

It features the following articles, case notes as well as English translation of some relevant court decisions relating to private international law. 348) JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN JAPAN ( Private International Law) Supreme Court (3rd Petty Bench), Judgment, May 25, 2021 (p.423) The latest Volume (Vol.

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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

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Please note that in the German case , the Saarbrücken Regional Court of Germany refused to recognize and enforce a Chinese judgment on the ground of lack of reciprocity, despite the fact that, as early as 2013, China confirmed that there was reciprocity between the two countries.

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Supreme Court to address private employee whistleblower protections and public entity damages for covering up childhood sexual assault

At the Lectern

Actions of note at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference included: Supreme Court might open Girardi’s State Bar disciplinary files. The court agreed to hear People ex rel. ” The court also granted review in Los Angeles Unified School District v. .” Superior Court (2004) 123 Cal.App.4th

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The Supremes Give the FTC “Nothing but Heartaches”: Court Unanimously Rules No Restitution in Injunction Cases, and How Will This Ruling Impact FDA?

FDA Law Blog

The Supreme Court has handed down a decision in AMG Capital Management, LLC, et al. The question presented is whether this statutory language authorizes the Commission to seek, and a court to award, equitable monetary relief such as restitution or disgorgement. By Karin F.R. Moore & Jeffrey N. Gibbs & John R.

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Final Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

329-402 Badr, Yehya Ibrahim “The Hague 2019 Convention for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judicial Decisions: A Comparative Study”, International Journal of Doctrine, Judiciary, and Legislation (IJDJL) 2 (2021), pp. 1 of December 2018 (available here ) Nygh, Peter; Pocar, Fausto “Report of the Special Commission”, HCCH Prel.-Doc.